无偿献血

無償獻血

wúcháng xiànxuè

verb

Meanings

1 to donate blood (without compensation)
2 voluntary blood donation

Characters

compensate, repay

Examples

HSK 7-9

他每年都参加无偿献血。

Tā měinián dōu cānjiā wúcháng xiànxuè.

He participates in voluntary blood donation every year.

HSK 7-9

无偿献血是一种高尚的行为。

Wúcháng xiànxuè shì yì zhǒng gāoshàng de xíngwéi.

Voluntary blood donation is a noble act.

Tips

culture

China banned paid blood donation in 1998 after a 1990s blood-selling scandal in Henan spread HIV among rural donors. Since then, all legal blood supply comes from 无偿献血 - a major public health campaign.

Stroke Order

无 wú

偿 cháng

献 xiàn

血 xuè